Usain Bolt confirmed for Manchester but Dwain Chambers is out

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Jamaican double Olympic sprint champion will come to Britain to run 150 metres on a city-centre street track in May

The Usain Bolt phenomenon will light up Manchester city centre in May after the Olympic double sprint champion signed a deal to run a 150-metre race on a specially constructed track. It is a huge coup for Nova International, the event organiser, and will be the Jamaican’s first race in Europe this year.

There will be no showdown with the new European indoor 60 metres champion on May 17, however, because Nova has decided not to offer an invitation to Dwain Chambers. David Hart, the communications director, said: “We want this to be a help for British athletes targeting the